Biography
Vittorio Nino Novarese (15 May 1907 – 17 October 1983) was an Italian costume designer, writer and art director. Born in Rome, he began working in Italian cinema in the late 1930s before emigrating to the United States in 1949, where he achieved success in Hollywood.
He received five Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design, winning twice: for Cleopatra (1963, shared) and Cromwell (1970). Other notable credits include The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Blazing Saddles (1974) and Masada (1981). He was the father of actress Letícia Román.
